Two years after being sexually abused, Laura Sabien wants full justice.

By Kristy Davis

aura Sabien runs for her health—and for her family. As a self-employed housekeeper and single mom, taking care of three kids keeps her busy. She’s a small and pretty 42, but with a tough look, an air of confidence that suggests she’d...

Crash Culture: A Course in Food, Sex and the Faces of SLC Vegan Youth

By Kristy Davis

He came to veganism like Malcolm X came to Islam, through incarceration. At 16 years old, Foek (pronounced focus) ran away from home, finding substance abuse and homelessness. After a failed attempt to clean up his life, he landed in jail. While serving...

Salt Lake City bicyclists create art and ride through downtown in a critical mass.

By Kristy Davis

Here’s the spin: Bicycle enthusiasts citywide have come to a common conclusion. It’s time to take Mr. Bike to the gear shop for his annual tune-up in preparation for a glorious season of hopping curbs, dodging SUVs and splitting the skin off...

As downtown gentrifies, the history of low-income housing comes full circle.

By Kristy Davis

Melvin Hipwell’s dead, says a neighbor, his Apple Fitness-tagged key chain dangling from the lock of Hipwell’s last known residence. He was a crazy, grumpy old man who hated me.But civil rights attorney, Brian Barnard and three long-time...

You don’t have to be a trust-funder to enjoy fine SLC meals

By Kristy Davis

If you’re poor enough, and hungry enough, to eat your mother’s prize-winning three-foot-long zucchini, don’t do it. You’re better off spending your last 10 bucks on a fabulous meal. Just because you go out doesn’t mean you...

Citizens battle the Legislature over the right to make law.

By Kristy Davis

Merrill Cook knows a little bit about mudslinging; as a former congressman turned talk-show host, he’s witnessed his fair share. So he knew whereof he spoke recently when he opened Politics Unpeeled, his K-Talk radio show, with some good old-fashioned...